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- 61. Seniors... a market to watch in the next millenium ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19990044721Geography: CanadaDescription:
As the Internation Year of the Senior Persons winds down, attention on this growing group of consumers will continue well into the next millenium. This event marked the first year that seniors have been recognized by a worldwide designation.
Release date: 1999-10-29 - Table: 51-204-X19970004473Description:
An estimated 12.3 million passengers travelled on scheduled flights in Canada in 1997. Overall travel within Canada on scheduled and chartered flights combined, totalled 14.2 million in 1997.
Release date: 1999-04-13 - 63. Nova Scotia tourism benefits from Titanic connection ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19990014218Geography: Province or territoryDescription:
Alone deck chair. A headstone that read J. Dawson. Not your usual tourism products, but then nothing about the Titanic was ordinary. The story of the ill-fated ship that sank in 1912 has been given new life with the release of the academy award winning movie, Titanic, in January 1998.
Release date: 1999-01-11 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X19980033852Geography: CanadaDescription:
The signs are all around us ... from coffee mugs boasting that "There is life after 50" to the popularity of golf to the growing number of adult lifestyle communities: Canada's population is getting older. The aging of the baby boom generation is largely responsible for this trend, coupled with historically low fertility and mortality rates. The baby boom generation has established trends in the marketplace as they have proceeded along the demographic trail. Tourism is no exception. Almost four out of every ten Canadians travelling within Canada were baby boomers in 1996 and they spent 53% of the total domestic expenditures. This article explore how this demographic cohort is influencing many current domestic travel trends and how these may shift in the future based on the travel behaviour of older age groups.
Release date: 1998-07-13 - 65. Canadian Travel Survey All Trips 1996 File ArchivedPublic use microdata: 87M0014XDescription:
This CD-ROM provides data relating to the activities of Canadians travelling in Canada such as origin and destination; volumes; nights away from home; length of stay; type of transportation; purpose of trip; accommodation used; expenditures by categories; and demographic characteristics. Included are the complete Canada All Trips File on person-trips, household trips, person-nights, person and reallocated expenditures.
Release date: 1998-06-30 - 66. Canadian Travel Survey ArchivedJournals and periodicals: 87-504-XDescription: This publication presents data, charts, map and analytical text on trips and socio-economic characteristics of Canadians travelling within Canada. Trip information includes purpose, activities, mode of transportation, length of stay, origin and destination, and expenditures. In addition to providing national data, the publication also includes some tables presenting provincial and metropolitan detail.Release date: 1998-04-17
- 67. Domestic package travel - An untapped market ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19980023664Geography: CanadaDescription:
Canadian consumers browsing through most travel agency offices are likely to be bombarded with brochures beckoning them to take a cruise to the Caribbean, tour the rich history of Europe, enjoy a theater package in London or sample wines in California, to name a few. But where are the tantalizing Canadian packaged products?
Release date: 1998-04-08 - 68. A close-up of culture/heritage travel in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-003-X19980023665Geography: CanadaDescription:
Tourism is increasingly seen as a means of providing a link between culture, heritage and identity and economic development and job stimulation. Each year, Canadian communities are expanding their repertoire of local events and activities in recognition of their importance in attracting tourists.
Release date: 1998-04-08 - Table: 51-204-X19960003459Description:
Passenger air travel within Canada reached a record high in 1996, recording 14.2 million passengers. 12.7 million passengers travelled within Canada on scheduled flights, the highest level achieved since 1990, while a record 1.5 million domestic passenger charter trips were posted.
Release date: 1998-01-08 - 70. Passenger air travel within and between provinces/territories (scheduled air carriers), 1996 ArchivedTable: 51-204-X19960003460Description:
The level of inter- and intra-provincial/territorial air travel is generally a reflection of the large inter-city markets which comprise any particular provincial/ territorial market.
Release date: 1998-01-08
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- Table: 24-10-0076-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by region or community of visit, province, territory or country of residence, and main reason for the trip, quarterly. Expenditures per visit are also presented. Statistics are combined for visitors departing by commercial air and by cruise ship.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0077-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits, number of nights, and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by commercial air, region or community of visit, province, territory or country of residence, and by main reason for the trip, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit, and expenditures per night are also presented.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0078-01Geography: Province or territoryFrequency: OccasionalDescription: Number of visits and spending of non-Nunavut residents visiting Nunavut by cruise ship, region or community of visit and province, and region or country of residence, quarterly. Expenditures per visit are also presented.Release date: 2026-07-08
- Table: 24-10-0045-01Geography: CanadaFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of person-trips by duration of trip, main trip purpose and country or region of trip destination (x 1,000).Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0070-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, main trip purpose and duration of the visit, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0071-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and duration of the visit, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0072-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Number of visits, number of nights and spending by category for domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and main trip purpose, quarterly. Nights per visit, expenditures per visit and expenditures per night are also presented. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0073-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, main trip purpose and duration of the visit, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0074-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and duration of the visit, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
- Table: 24-10-0075-01Geography: Canada, Province or territoryFrequency: QuarterlyDescription: Total spending (overall and by category) during domestic and outbound visits by Canadian resident travellers by region, country or province of visit, province of trip origin and main trip purpose, quarterly, including expenditures at the trip origin, those on commercial air transportation in Canada and those aboard international cruise ships. Statistics for the territories are combined.Release date: 2026-05-29
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- 11. Tourism service industries ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015903Geography: CanadaDescription:
This chapter describes three specific industry sectors, all very important to tourism: traveller accomodation services, food services and drinking places, travel agencies and tour operators. These sectors generated just over half of the goods and services purchased by all visitors in Canada in 1999.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 12. Tourism and the trend towards consolidation: The airline, hotel and distribution industries ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015904Geography: CanadaDescription:
The phenomenon of consolidation, characterized by mergers, acquisitions and alliances, is an excellent means of responding to globalization, and constitutes an increasingly common way for companies to position themselves on the global chessboard.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - Articles and reports: 87-403-X20010015905Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article is above concerned with results. Concepts and methodologies employed are not discussed. The results of the Canadian TSA for 1992 are presented. The structural changes that occurred between 1988 and 1992 are also discussed. Detailed results from 1988 and 1992 are reported in the appendices.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 14. Application of tourism statistics: Greater Quebec Area Tourism and Convention Bureau (OTCCUQ) ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015907Geography: Census metropolitan areaDescription:
This article will detail several useful examples of how these statistics are actually being applied in the day-to-day work of OTCCUQ personnel.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - 15. National tourism indicators - 1999 results ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X20010015956Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1999, Canada's travel account balance (including passenger fares), the difference between the expenditures of foreign visitors in the country and those of Canadian residents outside the country, measured its lowest deficit since 1988, declining to $3.0 billion.
Release date: 2001-10-12 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20010035783Geography: CanadaDescription:
In 1999, each Canadian took an average of 6.2 trips, all trip lengths and destinations combined. Of all these trips, some 143 million, or three in four took place in Canada. More than 90% of trips taken by Canadians primarily for the purpose of visiting family or friends were to a destination in Canada.
Release date: 2001-07-25 - Articles and reports: 87-003-X20000045317Geography: CanadaDescription:
This study aims to help tourism destinations planners understand the characteristics of domestic bird and wildlife viewing markets so that they may be better prepared to meet the demands of these groups of travellers.
Release date: 2000-10-20 - 18. Travel by Canadians ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014744Geography: CanadaDescription:
Canada's economy was booming in 1997. The economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew 3.8% in 1997, its best performance since 1994 and the second best this decade.
Release date: 1999-11-24 - 19. Passenger transportation in Canada ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014746Geography: CanadaDescription:
Vast distances, dependence on trade and low population density (compared to the United States and Europe) make transportation vitally important in Canada. The nation's travel and tourism patterns, both domestically and internationally, are a mirror image of Canadian business, lifestyles and quality of life.
Release date: 1999-11-24 - 20. Profile of tourism in Canada's tourism regions ArchivedArticles and reports: 87-403-X19970014749Geography: CanadaDescription:
This article provides a thumbnail sketch of the top ten tourism regions in Canada based on the number of overnight visits. It will point out some of the similarities these regions share, as well as what makes them unique.
Release date: 1999-11-24
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- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2702Description: The Air Passenger Origin and Destination, Domestic Journeys survey provides estimates of the number of passengers traveling on scheduled domestic commercial flights by directional origin and destination.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2704Description: The survey covers the scheduled services operated within, into or out of Canada by medium-size and smaller-size Canadian and non-Canadian air carriers. Data on the origin and destination of passengers from the reporting carrier's system are collected.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3810Description: The Travel Survey of Residents of Canada (TSRC) is a major source of data used to measure the size and status of Canada's tourism industry. It was developed to measure the volume, the characteristics and the economic impact of domestic travel. Since the beginning of 2005 this survey replaces the Canadian Travel Survey (CTS).
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3822Description: This survey identified the reasons why trips were taken as well as what motivated the traveller in the first place.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 4439Description: The survey collected, among other things, information on Canadian residents' travel patterns during the past two years, their travel intentions over the next two years, their participation in entertainment and recreational activities at home and while on an overnight trip, the reasons for travelling or not travelling in Canada, the types of accommodation used, the sources of travel planning information and their impressions of Canada.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5232Description: The National Travel Survey provides statistics on the activities of Canadian residents related to domestic and international tourism. It was developed to measure the volume, the characteristics and the economic impact of tourism.
- Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5451Description: The Government of Nunavut conducts the Nunavut Air Exit Survey (NAES) and the Nunavut Cruise Exit Survey (NCES) in partnership with Statistics Canada to better understand and serve travellers visiting Nunavut.